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Spring Roll

A very popular snack – pancakes filled with meat and vegetables, coated with breadcrumbs and then deep fried. The whole process is a bit time consuming but worth it as you can freeze them for later use. When required defreeze them for half an hour and fry .This one is another regular on our Iftar table.

For the filling

Chicken – 1 kg

Soya sauce – 1 tbsp

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Carrot , cut into thin long slices – 1/2 cup

Cabbage, cut into thin long strips – 1 cup

Onion, chopped – 3

Garlic, chopped – 10 cloves

Ginger, chopped – 3″ piece

Green chillies, chopped – 3

Light Soya sauce – 1 1/2 tbsp

Pepper powder – 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves , chopped – a few sprigs

Salt – as required

For the pancake

All purpose flour – 1 cup

Water – 2 cups

Salt – 1 pinch

For the coating

Egg whites – 3

Breadcrumbs – as required

To make the filling

Cut the chicken into fairly large pieces and rub the soya sauce and chilli powder over them. Cook with required amount of water and salt. If there is water remaining, cook with the lid open till all water evaporates. After the chicken cools, shred it into long pieces.

Finally add the sliced carrots and cabbage. Increase the flame to high and stir continuously for around 5 minutes till the vegetables turn soft.

Add soya sauce and pepper powder. Adjust the pepper and salt according to your taste.

Stir in chopped coriander leaves and remove from flame.

To make the pancakes

Mix flour , water and salt in blender to get a lump free batter. The batter will be thin in consistency

Heat a non stick pan . Keep the flame low. Pour a big spoonful of batter and spread to form a circle .Cook one side of the pancake (Do NOT flip over). (If the pancake sticks to the bottom , increase the heat slightly)

Make the spring rolls

Remove the pancake and place on an oiled plate. Place a spoonful of filling on one end of the pancake leaving an inch.

Thanks Ceema 🙂 About baking the spring rolls – if you use the readymade spring roll pastry sheet that is available in supermarkets, you can bake them.. The all purpose flour wrap made in this recipe can only be deep fried..